More than 80 families from a community in Las Piñas City have officially secured legal ownership of the land where their houses are built. This milestone came after the Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC) awarded Transfer Certificates of Title to member-beneficiaries of the Johnmary Ville Homeowners’ Association, Phase 1 in Barangay Pulang Lupa 2.
Johnmary Ville Phase 1 is a housing project of SHFC under the Community Mortgage Program (CMP), which forms part of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr’s Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino (4PH) Program, being implemented by the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development under Secretary Jose Ramon Aliling.
SHFC President and CEO Federico Laxa and Las Piñas Mayor April Aguilar led the awarding of titles, which symbolizes not only the beneficiaries’ dream of land ownership but also the agency’s commitment to providing security of tenure and improved living conditions for Filipino families, especially the poorest of the poor.
“Ang mga titulong inyong natanggap ay katunayan ng pag mamay-ari ninyo sa inyong mga lupa at bilang katiyakan sa inyong karapatan sa mga lupang kinatatayuan ng inyong mga tahanan,” Laxa said. “Ang lupa ay kayamanan na nagbibigay sa inyo ng kapangyarihan sa pangkabuhayan. Mahalaga itong tuntungan sa umpisa ng inyong pag unlad at pagyaman.”
He shared that SHFC has revitalized the CMP by introducing innovations through the Enhanced Community Mortgage Program (ECMP), which aims to transform informal settlements into thriving, organized, and resilient communities.
To date, SHFC has approved 10 ECMP projects located in various parts of the country, benefiting about 2,000 families. The agency is poised to approve more projects in the coming weeks, in line with Aliling’s directive to award the lots for the initial list of ECMP projects by October this year.
Laxa thanked the city government led by Aguilar, for the support it has extended to the community, including infrastructure improvements and other forms of assistance. For her part, Aguilar expressed her gratitude to SHFC for helping her constituents achieve their long-time dream of land ownership.
Meanwhile, Connie Lenon, the association’s president and one of the new title holders, cherished the occasion as a life-changing moment for their community. “Titulado na kami,” she said. “Sa wakas natupad na ang matagal naming pangarap.”
SHFC is marking the 37th anniversary of the CMP this month, carrying the theme “Kaagapay ng Komunidad: Mula Noon Hanggang Ngayon.”
Headquartered in Makati, SHFC is an attached agency under the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development headed by Secretary Aliling.
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